| AASB | Australian Accounting Standards Board |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Annual leave, entitlement | the number of leave days that has accumulated and is available to be taken |
| Annual leave, accrued | the number of leave days that has accumulated at a given time but has not yet been taken |
| Annual leave, liability | the sum of the annual leave entitlement and accrual balances; this is the number of days for which the agency has an obligation to provide |
| AEIFRS | Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards |
| AETV Power Station | Aurora Energy Tamar Valley Power Station |
| AGSM | Australian Graduate School of Management |
| APESMA | Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists, and Managers Australia |
| BBPS | Bell Bay Power Station |
| BMFRS | Budget Management and Financial Reporting System |
| BSI | Bass Strait Islands |
| CEDA | Committee for Economic Development of Australia |
| CGC | Commonwealth Grants Commission |
| CIP–EM | Capital Investment Program-Essential Maintenance |
| CMG | Corporate Management Group |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| CPA | Certified Practising Accountant |
| CSL | Community Support Levy |
| CSO | Community Service Obligation |
| DCAC | Demographic Change Advisory Council |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DPAC | Department of Premier and Cabinet |
| DPIW | Department of Primary Industries and Water |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
| ED | Exposure Draft |
| EDMS | Electronic Document Management System |
| FAA | Fund Administration Agent |
| FMAA | Financial Management and Audit Act 1990 |
| FMIS | Financial management information system |
| FOI | Freedom of Information or,
Freedom of Information Act 1991 |
| FTE | Full-time Equivalent |
| GAAP-GFS | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles-Government Finance Statistics |
| GBE | Government Business Enterprise |
| GFAB | Government Finance and Accounting Branch |
| GGS | General Government Sector |
| GLIS | Gaming and Liquor Information System |
| GPOC | Government Prices Oversight Commission |
| GSP | Gross State Product |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| HECS-HELP | Higher Education Contribution Scheme - Higher Education Loan Program.
One of three deferred payment arrangements available to eligible students that are offered through the Higher Education Loan Program. |
| HIAPL | Hobart International Airport Pty Ltd |
| HoTs | Heads of Treasuries |
| HoTARAC | Heads of Treasuries Accounting and Reporting Advisory Committee |
| IGFP | Intergovernment and Financial Policy Branch |
| IDC | Inter-departmental Committee |
| IT | Information Technology |
| IPWEA | Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia |
| MAIB | Motor Accidents Insurance Board |
| MBA | Master of Business Administration |
| Moody’s | Moody’s Investors Service |
| NCP | National Competition Policy |
| NEM | National Electricity Market |
| NRA | National Reform Agenda |
| OHS&W | Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare |
| OTTER | Office of the Tasmanian Economic Regulator |
| PAT | Print Applied Technology |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PIDA | Public Interest Disclosures Act 2002 |
| PMI | Performance Management Interview |
| PSSRA | Public Sector Superannuation Reform Act 1999 |
| PSUWA | Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement |
| RB | Revenue Branch |
| RBF | Retirement Benefits Fund |
| RWSC | Rivers and Water Supply Commission |
| S&P | Standard & Poor’s |
| SBR | Standard Business Reporting |
| SGC | State Grants Commission |
| SoC | State-owned Company |
| SPM | Shareholder Policy and Markets Branch |
| SPP | Specific Purpose Payment |
| SRCT | Southern Regional Cemetery Trust |
| SRO | State Revenue Office |
| SS | State Service Act 2000 |
| SSR | State Service Regulations 2001 |
| TAFR | Treasurer’s Annual Financial Report |
| TAMS | Tasmanian Association of Municipal Supervisors Inc |
| TAO | Tasmanian Audit Office |
| TCCI | Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd |
| TCF | Tasmanian Community Fund |
| TGC | Tasmanian Gaming Commission |
| TI | Treasurer’s Instruction |
| TOTE Tasmania | TOTE Tasmania Pty Ltd is a State-owned Company with its shares being held by the Treasurer and the Minister for Infrastructure in trust for the Crown in right of Tasmania. |
| Training Consortium | a unit of the Public Sector Management Office, Department of Premier and Cabinet |
| TRIM | Tower Records and Information Management – Electronic Document Management System software used by Treasury |
| TRMF | Tasmanian Risk Management Fund |
| TRO | Tasmanian Revenue Online |
